Unit 1: America Before and After Colonization

Where are the first Americans believed to have migrated from? Why do scientists believe they migrated?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia/Siberia

• Antartica

What were the three countries that led the way in exploring the New World?

• Portugal, Spain, & Germany

• Great Britain/England, France, & Spain

• Korea, China, & Japan

• Germany, France, & Austria-Hungary

What was the effect of diseases brought by Europeans on the Natives?

• Killed large % of population.

• Helped them gain immunity.

• No effect

What were the three G's of Exploration for the Europeans?

(a)  

What was the name of the first successful colony established by the English?

• Georgia

• North Carolina

• New York

• Jamestown

What product saved the Jamestown colony?

• Wheat

• Barley

• Tobacco

• Indigo

True or False: The Southern Colonies were established for religious freedom.

• True

• False

King James did not like the Virginia Colony because of what two things?

• Tobacco and the House of Burgesses

• Religion and Tobacco

• House of Burgesses and Wheat

• Indigo and Barley

What helped make slavery a big part of the southern colonies economy?

• Trading

• Plantations

• Hunting

• Factories

What happened to those that denied the divinity of Jesus under the Toleration Act of 1649?

• Forced to leave colony

• Put in jail

• Had to pay a fine

• They were killed